Empowering women through access to and control over land in context of gender biased green revolution policies : action research project in Manhiça district, Mozambique
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2009
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Fórum Mulher, Maputo, MZ
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Political strategies for the agrarian sector endanger the right to land for smallholder families, and particularly for women, as the ones who traditionally cultivate the land. This research identifies problems faced by women in access to and control of land in the District of Manhiça (Mozambique). Many men leave their families to work in South Africa. The women have no claim to the land and rely on it for food security. They depend on men to control and register it. Recommendations are made in support of literacy, land reforms, legal information, titles and joint titles for women.
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EMPOWERMENT, WOMEN'S RIGHTS, GENDER EQUALITY, GENDER DISCRIMINATION, RURAL WOMEN, LAND OWNERSHIP, MOZAMBIQUE, BIOFUELS, LAND GRABBING, LAND TITLES, SOUTH OF SAHARA